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Fullerton Elementary is in the foreground & the high school is in the background (photo at right). After school hours the Masons & Eastern Star groups met upstairs in the elementary school. Public education in the Louisiana was free during the . . . — — Map (db m191324) HM
Center Panel In 1906 Samuel Holmes Fullerton organized the Gulf Lumber Company. The company purchased
106,000 acres of timber for $6,000,000 and invested more than $3,500,000 in buildings and machinery
to construct a mill. Built entirely of . . . — — Map (db m190218) HM
Fullerton Recreation Area was the site of the
largest pine sawmill West of the
Mississippi River. Between 1907 - 1927, it was
a thriving town of 5000 people. The
industrial area had sawmills, alcohol plant,
kiln, and machine shop. A nearby . . . — — Map (db m191937) HM
The pavilion was one
of the main
centers of community life at Fullerton.
Social events were frequently held at
the pavilion. Dances were a major
attraction for local towns people and
every Saturday the Fullerton Band held
concerts.
Other . . . — — Map (db m191325) HM
Panel 1 The Fullerton story begins in 1890 when the Wright-Blodgett
Lumber Company of Illinois purchased large tracts of pine
timberlands in Vernon parish. With the coming of the railroad
in 1897, the Gulf Lumber Company purchased 106,000 acres . . . — — Map (db m191326) HM
Fullerton was one of only a few cities in
Louisiana that had a public swimming
pool. The swimming pool was located
across the road from the hotel. The
pool was a modern concrete pool with
diving boards & slides. A constant
stream of fresh . . . — — Map (db m191323) HM
Two Sawmills were built at Fullerton, the timber &
board mill. The timber mill produced large framing
timbers & the board mill produced boards of various
sizes. Both sawmills were build entirely of steel, iron, &
concrete, no wood or other . . . — — Map (db m191578) HM
